do you know where your teen will be?
Summer Vacation Is Almost Here
We are a proud
supporter
of a drug
free working
environment
Do You Know Where
Your Teen Will Be?
“Words are, of course, the most
powerful drug used by mankind”
-Rudyard Kipling
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Freeport Flight
Center
1255 E. Airport Rd.
Freeport, IL
815-232-1078
“We are proud to
help fly our youth
into an abuse
free future!”
For parents, the start of summer means
the countdown to September is on. As yet
another school year comes to a close, parents are making last-minute plans to keep
their teens occupied for three long months.
Sure, a few weeks may be spent on a family
vacation, some teens may attend summer
school, and others may take up a new
hobby. But that still leaves hours each day
and days each week when teens are home
with nothing to do. How many days can you
invent amusing activities and outings that
will keep your teen out of trouble?
24565 Zier Rd. • Lanark, IL
815-493-6401
We are proud to keep our
youth abuse free.
What’s Ur Vote???
(McDonald’s is not a date)
2. Would you date someone who
smoked or chewed tobacco?
(Don’t you have to kiss them, ugh!!!)
3. Do you think its cool to date
someone that drinks?
Brought To You By Rockford Drug Free & Rockford Alcohol Free Teens (RAFT)
Campaign Sponsored In Whole or In Part By The Illinois Department of Human Services
We care & we get involved!
1. Who should pay for the 1st
date...the guy or the girl?
(“Mom, dad, meet my drunk date.”)
(We got the facts from you...61% have
not used alcohol in the past 30 days.)
RKFD,IL YOUTH SURVEY (N=1,180)
16
For adolescents, summer is the highlight
of the year – no responsibilities, sleeping in
until noon, a kitchen full of food, and the
sweet smell of independence. Many parents
work full-time throughout the summer;
some go on vacation and leave teenagers
with an easygoing relative or friend; and
some older teens are even left alone when
parents are away. All of the structure and
scheduling that occurs during the school
year turns into unadulterated freedom in
the summer.
With less structure and adult supervision,
the summer is ripe with opportunities for
teens to fall into a bad crowd, experiment
with drugs or alcohol, or get into other
forms of mischief. If your teen has been
struggling during the school year, more
trouble may be awaiting you in summer.
There’s a reason for the saying, “Idle hands
are the devil’s tools.” Teens are looking for
adventure, risk, and excitement, especially
in the summer. Being bored at home is the
exact opposite of what they need. They
will find a way to take risks and live adventurously with or without your support and
guidance.
According to a poll by nonprofit organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California, children who are not supervised are
more likely to commit crimes, be victims
of crimes, do drugs, or hang out with gang
members. The organization also reports
that youths start committing crimes around
noon during the summer, compared to 3
p.m. during the school y